diff --git a/test/nvmf/discovery/discovery.sh b/test/nvmf/discovery/discovery.sh
index 96614dd268..b966cb797c 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/discovery/discovery.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/discovery/discovery.sh
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ bdevs="$bdevs $($rpc_py construct_malloc_bdev $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SI
 
 modprobe -v nvme-rdma
 
-if [ -e "/dev/nvme-fabrics" ]; then
-	chmod a+rw /dev/nvme-fabrics
-fi
-
 $rpc_py construct_nvmf_subsystem Direct nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1 'transport:RDMA traddr:192.168.100.8 trsvcid:4420' '' -p "*"
 $rpc_py construct_nvmf_subsystem Virtual nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode2 'transport:RDMA traddr:192.168.100.8 trsvcid:4420' '' -s SPDK00000000000001 -n "$bdevs"
 
diff --git a/test/nvmf/filesystem/filesystem.sh b/test/nvmf/filesystem/filesystem.sh
index 66eac4d64e..9baa879ae1 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/filesystem/filesystem.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/filesystem/filesystem.sh
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ bdevs="$bdevs $($rpc_py construct_malloc_bdev $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SI
 
 modprobe -v nvme-rdma
 
-if [ -e "/dev/nvme-fabrics" ]; then
-	chmod a+rw /dev/nvme-fabrics
-fi
-
 $rpc_py construct_nvmf_subsystem Direct nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1 'transport:RDMA traddr:192.168.100.8 trsvcid:4420' '' -p "*"
 $rpc_py construct_nvmf_subsystem Virtual nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode2 'transport:RDMA traddr:192.168.100.8 trsvcid:4420' '' -s SPDK00000000000001 -n "$bdevs"
 
diff --git a/test/nvmf/fio/fio.sh b/test/nvmf/fio/fio.sh
index 05ce4a39e5..71c0e0efd2 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/fio/fio.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/fio/fio.sh
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ bdevs="$bdevs $($rpc_py construct_malloc_bdev $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SI
 
 modprobe -v nvme-rdma
 
-if [ -e "/dev/nvme-fabrics" ]; then
-	chmod a+rw /dev/nvme-fabrics
-fi
-
 $rpc_py construct_nvmf_subsystem Direct nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1 'transport:RDMA traddr:192.168.100.8 trsvcid:4420' '' -p "*"
 $rpc_py construct_nvmf_subsystem Virtual nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode2 'transport:RDMA traddr:192.168.100.8 trsvcid:4420' '' -s SPDK00000000000001 -n "$bdevs"
 
diff --git a/test/nvmf/nvme_cli/nvme_cli.sh b/test/nvmf/nvme_cli/nvme_cli.sh
index a209248ea8..a149231269 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/nvme_cli/nvme_cli.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/nvme_cli/nvme_cli.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ bdevs="$bdevs $($rpc_py construct_malloc_bdev $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SI
 
 modprobe -v nvme-rdma
 
-if [ -e "/dev/nvme-fabrics" ]; then
-	chmod a+rw /dev/nvme-fabrics
-fi
-
 $rpc_py construct_nvmf_subsystem Direct nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1 'transport:RDMA traddr:192.168.100.8 trsvcid:4420' '' -p "*"
 $rpc_py construct_nvmf_subsystem Virtual nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode2 'transport:RDMA traddr:192.168.100.8 trsvcid:4420' '' -s SPDK00000000000001 -n "$bdevs"